We discuss findings from a survey of sociology students in Germany and consequences for teaching. We focus on the de facto formation of a sociological canon, the relation between theories and methods, and effects of social and political characteristics on student’s scientific preferences. Our findings suggest that irrespective of an agreement of the sociological professionals on a common definition of a core, a de facto canon of theories and methods exists in teaching practices. Moreover, specific relations between sociological theories and methods occur in the data. Both should be recognized in the discussion about curricula design, especially concerning teaching research methods. Finally, we discovered effects of gender and political attitude on students’ preferences for theories and methods. Such differences might be associated with different motivations for studying sociology and labor market orientation. This should be considered in curricula design as well, especially at the local level of departments.

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社会学经典、理论与方法之间的关系以及潜在的政治结构：德国社会学学生调查结果及教学后果

我们讨论了对德国社会学学生的调查结果以及对教学的影响。我们关注社会学经典的实际形成、理论和方法之间的关系，以及社会和政治特征对学生科学偏好的影响。我们的研究结果表明，无论社会学专业人士对核心的共同定义达成一致，教学实践中都存在理论和方法的事实上的经典。此外，社会学理论和方法之间的特定关系出现在数据中。在关于课程设计的讨论中，尤其是在教学研究方法方面，两者都应该得到承认。最后，我们发现了性别和政治态度对学生对理论和方法的偏好的影响。这种差异可能与研究社会学和劳动力市场导向的不同动机有关。这也应在课程设计中加以考虑，尤其是在地方级部门。